Gates To Be Knighted
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 7:06 pm
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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 7:10 pm
apparently her highness has never used a pc
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 10:10 am
Maybe she should just swing it a big while tapping him and save us all a little trouble.
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 11:22 am
Congrats Bill! You deserve it!
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 1:27 pm
"Microsoft technology has transformed business practices and his company has had a profound impact on the British economy."
Yup they sure have. The practice of having to blow big bucks on upgrading and the negetive impact when viruses disrupt business networks all over the country
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 3:37 pm
well in gate's defense he shoulda stopped at does... you cant get much more stable then that sucker
that alone was a significant contribution (and in my opinion) the best one MS has made to computing (other then perhaps perfecting the process of ripping other companies off and then relabling it and selling it as M$)
that alone was a significant contribution (and in my opinion) the best one MS has made to computing (other then perhaps perfecting the process of ripping other companies off and then relabling it and selling it as M$)
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 11:11 pm
Well to be fair.... Gates bought DOS off of some guy so even that M$ didn't produce on their own... which explains why its so stable.
I guess when you have as much money as you do, you can buy a knighthood without any problems
I guess when you have as much money as you do, you can buy a knighthood without any problems
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2005 12:01 am
Ghost [PX] wrote:Well to be fair.... Gates bought DOS off of some guy so even that M$ didn't produce on their own... which explains why its so stable.
MS did alot of editing to DOS before they sold it to IBM, and they didn't keep going back to that guy for further releases of DOS, they did it on their own...
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2005 11:49 am
[PX] Nebuchadnezzar wrote:Ghost [PX] wrote:Well to be fair.... Gates bought DOS off of some guy so even that M$ didn't produce on their own... which explains why its so stable.
MS did alot of editing to DOS before they sold it to IBM, and they didn't keep going back to that guy for further releases of DOS, they did it on their own...
Of course they would not have gone back to the guy. He was already thinking of suing M$ (again) due to their slightly shady practices. Going back for help would have only worsened their position in the trial.